The first carbon atlas of the state of Kuwait
The first carbon atlas of the state of Kuwait
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10.1016/j.energy.2017.05.097
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2017-08-15
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Roskilly, Anthony Paul
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作者：
Al-Mutairi, Asma'a;Smallbone, Andrew;Roskilly, Anthony Paul
这篇文章描述了科威特国第一个碳地图集的开发，这是支持一个石油丰富的国家脱碳的重要一步。科威特电力部门被证明是二氧化碳排放的主要固定来源，因为区域对电力和水的需求很高。在这项分析中，化学工业排在第二位，二氧化碳排放量占相当大的比例(26%)，这归因于重工业和能源密集型工业，其次是道路运输业(16%)。就地理分布而言，帅坝工业区的碳足迹最高，为15Mt二氧化碳/年，其次是Al-Zour区，12Mt二氧化碳/年。从分析可以看出，高排放设施主要集中在东南部，这是该州的主要工业区。这种分布可能有利于形成一个“捕获集群”，可以降低碳捕获部署的总体成本，作为可持续碳减排实践的一条途径。(C)2017年作者。爱思唯尔有限公司出版。
This article describes the development of first carbon atlas of the state of Kuwait which is a major step forward to support the decarbonisation of an oil-rich state. The Kuwaiti power sector proved to be the predominant stationary source of carbon dioxide (CO2) emission due to a high regional demand for electricity and water. The chemical industry ranked second in this analysis with a significant share of CO2 emissions (26%) which was attributed to heavy and energy intensive industries followed by road transportation (16%). In terms of geographical distribution, the Shuaiba industrial area proved to have the highest carbon footprint with 15 Mt CO2/yr followed by the Al-Zour area with 12 Mt CO2/yr. It can be observed from the analysis that the high emission facilities are clustered mainly in the southeast which is the main industrial area in the state. This distribution could potentially be favorable to form a 'capture cluster' which could reduce of overall cost of carbon capture deployment as a route for a sustainable carbon mitigation practice. (C) 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.